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Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller) (view source)
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*'''For 1789-1864''', click on''Lægdsruller (landruller) 1789-1864''. Click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her. ''On the left will be a long list of rolls which are alphabetized by county name. Scroll down to your county, then click on the year you wish to search. ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll which lists only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken). Find your lægt number, which is listed along with the parish name in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually several pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the names in that lægt for your ancestor.<br> | *'''For 1789-1864''', click on''Lægdsruller (landruller) 1789-1864''. Click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her. ''On the left will be a long list of rolls which are alphabetized by county name. Scroll down to your county, then click on the year you wish to search. ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll which lists only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken). Find your lægt number, which is listed along with the parish name in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually several pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the names in that lægt for your ancestor.<br> | ||
*'''For 1864 1931'''- These rolls are orgainzed by "Kreds" or districts, not by county. There were seven Kreds for Denmark. You need know the Kreds in which your county was located. On the right side of the screen, click on ''Kom godt i gang med at bruge lægdsruller'' to see county map and determine your Kreds number. Go back to the previous page and click on ''Lægdsruller (landruller), [your Kreds Number] udskrivningskreds [Year Range]''. For Kreds 1 and 2, then click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''. <br> | *'''For 1864 1931'''- These rolls are orgainzed by "Kreds" or districts, not by county. There were seven Kreds for Denmark. You need know the Kreds in which your county was located. On the right side of the screen, click on ''Kom godt i gang med at bruge lægdsruller'' to see county map and determine your Kreds number. Go back to the previous page and click on ''Lægdsruller (landruller), [your Kreds Number] udskrivningskreds [Year Range]''. For Kreds 1 and 2, then click on ''Læs scannet udgave af arkivserien her''. <br> | ||
*Scroll down and find the year you wish to search. There will be several listings for each year, each followed by a number, which is the beginning Lægt number in that group ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male in the parish, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll listing only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken. "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten".) Then Click on "Læs arkivalier her" in red on that line. Turn the pages of the book using the arrows at the top of the page. Find your lægt number, which is on the upper corner of each right page, listed in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually about 3-7 pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the pages in that lægt for your ancestor's name.<br> | *Scroll down and find the year you wish to search. There will be several listings for each year, each followed by a number, which is the beginning Lægt number in that group ("Hovedrulle" is the mail roll listing every eligible male in the parish, and Tilgangsrulle is the supplementary roll listing only those who moved onto or off the rolls since the last main roll was taken. "Omskrevet" means "Rewritten".) Then Click on "Læs arkivalier her" in red on that line. Turn the pages of the book using the arrows at the top of the page. Find your lægt number, which is on the upper corner of each right page, listed in chronological order. In the Hovedrulle there are usually about 3-7 pages for each lægt or parish. Search all the pages in that lægt for your ancestor's name.<br> | ||
4. If your ancestor is found and | 4. If your ancestor is found, you will see two numbers to the left of his name. The first number is his listing number in this year's roll, and the second number is his listing number in the next main roll (Hovedrulle). In the third column he will be listed with his father, if he is not a father himself. Next is listed his birthplace, age, height, and current residence in the parish, followed by any remarks which are usually pertaining to his military service. See the abbreviations list to translate these remarks. | ||
<br> | 5. If you wish to follow him through to other years, go back to the county list on the left sidebar, choose the next year in the Hovedrulle, find the same lægt number again, and and look for his listing under the second number that was by his name<br> | ||
If he mioved and changed parishes, his name will be crossed off and there will be a note by his name indicating his new lægt number and listing number in that lægt.<br> | |||
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